Do you have any leanings towards Boy or Girl?

[grapejuicemama]

I realize that we're a little early for this, but I wonder if anyone is leaning towards either gender yet?

With both of my kids, I felt like I knew the gender right away. We didn't find out the sex of DD until birth and I wasn't surprised at all to learn she was a girl. With DS, I just knew it was a boy and when we had an ultrasound, I said, "See, I told you he was a boy." I never had a doubt.

With this one, I'm not sure yet. I don't think we'll have an ultrasound this time around. I want DH to be the one to see the gender first and announce it. I'm sorta leaning towards girl...I would like another boy. Of course I am thrilled no matter what gender baby turns out to be.

Have you ever done the ring test? We did it with DS and it was accurate. I might try that one again......

The other day, my daughter said, very matter-of-fact, "Me and Mason have decided what we are going to name my new baby sister. Sparkle!"

This was two days before we told her I'm pregnant!

[koofie]

Ours is a boy : Both DH and I knew this right away, plus when DH told a friend, she immediately told him that it was a boy. DH wanted a girl

With DD, I had no feelings at all either way, but 2 people told me it was a girl, one of whom did not even know I was pregnant!

When I was pg before, I knew it was a girl, but I had a m/c at 6 weeks, so I never found out if I was right.

Anyone know of any good boy names? DH likes traditional and I like unique, and we have not found even one that either of us both remotely likes. We know what the choice would be if this kid were a girl - we decided that one months ago. The boy name never got decided on...

[juliaaaah]

I have no idea, but I know I kind of want a girl ;-). I'm focusing on growing a heartbeat first! Oh, speaking of, does anybody know at what week the heartbeat can generally be heard? I'm going to have a rent a doppler to preserve my sanity.

[juliaaaah]

p.s., nichole, I love "sparkle." I think you should add that to your names list ;-)

[CarolynnMarilynn]

I am on the fence, but slightly leaning towards a girl. My dd is younger, has a bigger room to share (one will have to) and I have more clothing in smaller sizes for a girl. But other than that, I don't care much. I think it is a boy. I would like to find out (found out once, was surprised once) but the thought of it being wrong would negate any benefit! Dp wants to wait. We'll see.

[grapejuicemama]

Originally Posted by juliaaaah

p.s., nichole, I love "sparkle." I think you should add that to your names list ;-)

She's so cute. Now, whenever she tells anyone about her baby sister, she says, "We're going to name her Twinkle...Uh. I mean Sparkle!"

I hope that she forgets this name soon.....I just don't think I could saddle a kid with that!

[jecaly]

would be a darn cute nickname, though! "this is my baby sister sparkle!" oh, lordy.

i wasn't sure with dd until about a month before she was due, although i wanted a girl; i was thinking about names and thought "oh, maybe we could give the baby a middle name of scott, after my cousin" and another part of my brain responded to that with "that won't work, though, because the baby's a girl." and she was!

i don't have any sense yet with this one, but i would be happy with either! girls are great, and one of each would be neat too.

*j

[blueyebutterfly]

Dh always seems to know he has been right with all 6 kids,even with 12 year old ds that the u/s told us he was a she.

When I told him I was pg I said boy right? (he had a dream of a boy baby a few weeks after my m/c) and he said nope Girl. So we will see,I am not going to find out,just going to let it be a surprise.

[mother_sunshine]

DH and I are sorta hoping for a boy but dd is hoping for a girl. Girls are awesome so I'd love to have another girl but I know how much dh would love a boy and I already got my girl. Anyway, we will love our baby no matter what gender he/she is. I really just care about the baby being healthy.

Here's some gender prediction charts, just for fun.
http://www.webwomb.com/chinesechart.htm
http://mypage.direct.ca/j/jfeng/gender.htm
http://www.baby-parenting.co.uk/baby/predictor.html

All 3 of them say "girl" for me.

[jecaly]

blueeyebutterfly, that is neat.

[koofie]

Originally Posted by mother_sunshine

Here's some gender prediction charts, just for fun.
http://www.webwomb.com/chinesechart.htm
http://mypage.direct.ca/j/jfeng/gender.htm
http://www.baby-parenting.co.uk/baby/predictor.html

All 3 of them say "girl" for me.

Mine all say girl too:

[Drummer's Wife]

I have 1 girl and 2 boys so in a way it would be nice to have another girl to even it out. But I have a feeling it's a boy and that would be wonderful as well. I'd love 3 little boys And then my DD could be the only princess.

We found out with the first 3 so the plan is to wait until the birth for this one

[didkisa]

Originally Posted by juliaaaah

p.s., nichole, I love "sparkle." I think you should add that to your names list ;-)

:

Well, we're only having one, and I'd really love to have a little girl. That's not to say I won't love and cherish a little boy! My brother has three sons and it'd be nice to add a girl to the mix. Also, I was cheated out of a mother-daughter bond and relationship with my own mother, who passed when I was just 10.

When I was pg in March I had a dream (before the BFP) that I was pg and it was a girl. Now I'm getting no dreams or vibes. It's making it a little difficult to bond with this baby. I had so easily and quickly bonded with the one I lost.

[didkisa]

Originally Posted by mother_sunshine

Here's some gender prediction charts, just for fun.
http://www.webwomb.com/chinesechart.htm
http://mypage.direct.ca/j/jfeng/gender.htm
http://www.baby-parenting.co.uk/baby/predictor.html

All 3 of them say "girl" for me.

Me, too! I sure hope they're right! (you're right, though, a healthy baby is the most important thing right now!

[heathenmom]

With dd, I had a vision 3 weeks before we found out I was pregnant about our little girl. Even though every single pg dream was of boy babies, I knew she was a girl.

A few months ago, I got a feeling that a boy was hanging around waiting to join us, and I had my first pg dream last night: I uc'ed a perfect little son! We'll see ...

The Chinese thing says "male" this time around, but that's what it said for dd, too!

[Millie Ivy]

The chart says Female this time, but says boy for dd, boy for ds Who knows?

My mom feels like it is a boy, I have no clue yet. We will be doing a US to find out!

[heathenmom]

Oh ... my sister did the ring test while pg with dd. She said she was never wrong and that it was a boy. I just smiled and told her there was a first time for everything.

[teachermommy14]

I'm leaning towards a girl. It's our first and I just feel like I "know" girls better. Right now, I'm just worried about it being healthy and hearing the heartbeat! There are a bunch of boys in our family and everyone (from across the country) are emailing me to "think pink." It's kinda annoying. Talk about pressure! : All those Chinese things say boy...what is the ring test?

[heathenmom]

Originally Posted by teachermommy14

...what is the ring test?

Your wedding ring (or some other ring or pendant) is strung on a chain and suspended over your pregnant belly. If it swings back & forth in a line, it's supposed to be a boy; if it goes in a circle, it's supposed to be a girl.

[CarolynnMarilynn]

What if you are not married? Can you use a pop tab or something?